LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 14, 2026) - Georgian Court Volleyball starts anew this week with three games in a five-day span. 

Opponents
Jefferson Rams (8-3, 0-0 CACC)
Queens Knights (1-11, 0-0 ECC)

Where
Philadelphia, PA - Gallagher Center
Flushing, NY - Auxiliary Gym

When
Tuesday, Sept. 15 - 6 pm at Jefferson
Thursday, Sept. 17 - 6 pm at Queens

How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view broadcast on Georgian Court's portal of the CACC Digital Network.
• Friday's match is available on a pay-to-view broadcast as a part of Flo College on the Mercy portal of the ECC Digital Network.

Previously vs. Jefferson
• This will be a rubber game of sorts with both teams at 23 wins in the all-time series.
• Jefferson swept the Lions last season, winning 3-1 both at home and on the road.
• In the season finale last year, Georgian Court won the opening set before the Rams took each of the next three, winning by no more than three points in any set.
• Kyla Davis hit .563 in the match with 10 kills on 16 attempts. 
• Jefferson hit .287 as a team. 

Previously vs. Queens
• These teams have flipped wins and losses each of the last four matches.
• They actually met twice last season, once at home and once at a neutral site. The Lions swept the Knights at home before falling in five in East Stroudsburg.
• GCU hit .227 in the win with Ava Churnesky having a big day with 17 kills. 
• Churnesky enjoys playing against the Knights. In her freshman year she averaged 3.9 kills per set against them in the two matches.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court finished last week on the road playing at Mercy.
• Things didn't go the Lions way in a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the Mavericks.
• Credit Mercy who hit .440 for the match with 42 kills.
• They also landed 11 aces and allowed just one GCU serve to fall for an ace. 

CACC Stat Leaders
• The Lions 1.63 blocks per set are third in the CACC while their 62 total blocks are second in the conference. 
• Georgian Court is also third in the league with 14.13 digs per set. 
• Carmen Rivera Colon's 169 digs are leading the CACC and her 4.45 digs per set are third. 
• Flavia Pecora is fourth in the conference with 0.82 blocks per set. 
• Ava Churnesky is in the top-10in kills and points per set. She leads the CACC with 96 total kills. She's also leading the league with 16 service aces. 
• Maggy Hallihan is up to sixth in the league in total assists. 

Who's Hot?
• Carmen Rivera Colon matched a career-high with 30 digs against Kutztown last week. 
• Flavia Pecora is hitting .360 over her last three matches.

Individual Milestones
• Carmen Rivera Colon is 13 aces short of 100 for her career and 11 digs away from 1300. She'd be just the fifth Lion to ever reach 1,300 career digs. 
• Flavia Pecora is already nearing 100 points needing 14 more.
• Kyla Davis is 15 blocks away from 100 in her career. 

About Jefferson
• Jefferson starts their CACC this week as well. They're 8-3 at this point in the season and just had a four-match winning streak snapped.
• The Rams played five sets in three matches last Friday and Saturday, winning two and dropping the third to Lock Haven.
• Jefferson was picked to finish second in the CACC South Division this year according to the Preseason Coaches Poll.
• This season, the Rams are leading the CACC hitting .234 as a team. They have a CACC-high 12.1 kills per set as well.
• Pemi Areola and Emily McKenna have led the offense. Areola is hitting .348 while McKenna is up to 3.16 kills per set. McKenna is one of five Rams averaging more than two kills per set.
• Areola is also the team leader with 25 blocks, including eight solo. 
• The offense is centered by freshman Lyllah Sapp and her 8.21 assists per set. 
• On the serve, Jefferson has landed 91 aces while getting aced themselves just 48 times.

About Queens
• It hasn't been an easy go of it lately for Queens who sit at 1-11 and have lost 11 straight after defeating Post in the season opener.
• Georgian Court will already be the sixth CACC team the Knights have faced this season. They're 1-4 in the first five games.
• One area the Knights have excelled in is on service. They're 2.1 aces per set are third in the ECC and the top 20% of Division II. Olivia Hyman leads four in double-figure aces with 20.
• However despite the success serving the ball, serve reception has been a problem as teams are averaging 3.3 aces per set on the Knights.
• Queens has struggled with the ball in play, hitting just .089 as a team. Zoe Sercu is the team leader with 116 kills and 2.83 kills per set.
• The Knights are nearly even in blocking stats. Mikayla Haskell's 24 blocks are a team-high.